Privacy Policy

GENERAL STATEMENT OF PRIVACY

South Bend Region Economic Development, South Bend, Ind., ("SBR") respects the privacy of its stakeholders and of those who visit this site. Subject to the provisions of applicable laws, any information you submit to SBR will not be used in any manner to which you have not consented. While SBR does analyze its website logs to monitor the flow of traffic and make improvements to the site’s content, its website logs are not personally identifiable, and no attempt to link them to individual visitors to this site is made.

PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION

We do not collect Personally Identifiable Information about you on the Chamber website without your knowledge or action. Your information is collected through the membership registration form, email newsletter registration and/or event registration forms. This information includes, but is not limited to, your name (first and last), company name, company address, phone number, fax number, email address, and credit card information. You should be aware that if you disclose any information on a bulletin board or in social media or other open forum that is hosted by SBR, others may collect that information to send you unsolicited information from outside SBR for other purposes.

USE OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION

We reserve the option to share your contact information with certain third parties. These can include financial institutions, service providers, contractors, or affiliate organizations. You will always have the ability to opt out from receiving information from SBR as well as from said third parties.

NON-PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION

Non-Personally Identifiable Information includes, but is not limited to, information we automatically collect on your use and/or actions on our website (e.g., user traffic patterns, page views on the website, click-through rates, search terms that users enter into our search utility). In addition, when a visitor arrives at our site, we collect the IP address, operating system, and browser software used. An IP address (which is not the same as an email address) can tell us the user's internet service provider and, based on that, can suggest the geographic location of the connection. SBR recognizes that certain User Information of a key demographic nature (e.g., race, age, gender, national origin, income), while Non-Personally Identifiable Information, is still of a sensitive nature to users. As a general matter, SBR does not collect such information about you through the southbendregion.com website. However, in recognition of the sensitive nature of such information, in the event SBR comes into possession of such information, whether through your voluntary submission of such information in response to a special feature on the website or by receiving such information from any of our business partners, such information shall, when coupled with any of your Personally Identifiable Information, itself be deemed to be Personally Identifiable Information and treated by SBR as such.

USE OF NON-PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION

As a general matter, Non-Personally Identifiable Information helps us determine how the southbendregion.com website is being used, helps us identify popular areas of the website, and helps determine the effectiveness of our promotional activities regarding the website.

USE OF “COOKIES”

Our website uses "cookies" (i.e., a small data file that our website writes to a user's hard drive) to help track your usage of our site, including what advertising you have seen. Sjchamber.org's cookies do not include personal information about you, but they are unique to each user and include a member ID # (a randomly generated unique number) that enables the southbendregion.com website to identify you when you visit, so you: (1) do not have to remember your username and password each time you visit the website; and (2) receive any personalized services you requested when you registered.

Neither our website, nor the cookies we write to the hard drives of our users, read any data off of your hard drive outside of our cookies. This includes not reading any cookie files created by other websites. You can refuse our cookies by turning them off in your browser (for more information on how to do this, please refer to your browser's documentation). You do not need to have cookies turned on in your browser to use our website; however, without cookies certain of the automated functions and features of our website will not be available to you. We also use cookies to measure the click-through rate on e-mails delivered.

THIRD PARTY USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

The SBR website contains links to other internet websites, including co-branded or other affiliated sites. Unless otherwise explicitly stated, we are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites, including such sites' use of any information.

SECURITY

You understand and agree that “perfect” security does not exist anywhere, including on the internet. When you send credit card information, we encrypt this information between your computer and our server. Other information you send to this site, including email messages, will not be encrypted unless we advise you otherwise. Our website is protected by a firewall and monitored for security.

MERCHANT SERVICES

You may be able to access certain information related to third parties at the site, or via links, banner ads or click-throughs from the site, regarding the goods or services of third parties. You understand and agree that your access to or use of those services is a matter entirely between you and the associated third parties, and SBR shall have no liability whatsoever for any such access or use.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER

This site provides information designed to help users cope with their own legal, business, financial, and other needs. This information is not the same as retaining experts in those fields for advice. Although we go to great lengths to ensure the information is accurate, we strongly recommend you consult an expert, including but not limited to a lawyer, accountant, financial services consultant, or other professional as appropriate. Nothing contained in this website is to be considered as the rendering of legal, financial, professional or other advice for specific cases, and users are responsible for obtaining such advice from their own legal, financial or other counsel. The information contained on this site is intended for educational, background and informational purposes only.

NOTICE TO PARENTS OR GUARDIANS

We want to help you protect your child’s privacy. We encourage you to talk to your children about safe and responsible use of their personal information while using the internet.

CORRECTING, UPDATING OR DELETING INFORMATION

The southbendregion.com website gives users the option to correct, update or delete any information previously provided to us by the user; however, we will maintain copies of user information to the extent retained as part of our website's standard backup/archive process. In addition, these procedures will not remove such of your information that has been provided by you to, or collected from you by, the websites of our business partners. We are not responsible for ensuring the removal or deletion from the websites of our business partners of your information provided by us to our business partners as permitted by you or otherwise in accordance with this Privacy Statement.

To make changes to your contact information, or to opt out of receiving information, please contact us in one of the following ways:Send an email to scarroll@southbendregion.com, or send a written request to:

LINKS TO OTHER SITES

Our website may contain links to other websites. This does not constitute an endorsement of their policies or products. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the privacy policy of the new site.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

Any material changes to this privacy policy will be communicated to users through this webpage. Users are responsible for making use of this resource to stay updated on the southbendregion.com website privacy policy.